Volvo Cars
Volvo Trucks continue to grow in Eastern Europe
Volvo Trucks delivered 95,458 vehicles (94,693) in the period January - November 2006, which is an increase of 1 per cent. However, in Eastern Europe, the positive development continued and deliveries increased by 42 per cent.
Volvo Truck centers in Poland to start distribution of Nissan Trucks
The Central-East European Region of Volvo Truck Corporation and Nissan Sales Central & Eastern Europe have agreed on conditions to enable the distribution of three of Nissan’s light commercial vehicles in Poland.
Volvo XC60 concept to make world debut at Detroit show
The Volvo XC60 Concept, which makes its world debut at the Detroit motor show next month, gives a preview of a future new model, the Volvo XC60.
Get a Volvo FM delivered to your door for under £1
Thanks to the Postal authorities of Hong Kong, visitors and residents can now post letters or postcards with the Volvo FM on, now they have recently released a series of postage stamps with the motifs of different vehicles used in official service.
New power level added to Volvo FH16
Last February, Volvo Trucks launched the FH16 - the market’s most powerful truck for commercial transport - with a new 16-litre engine and power levels of 660 hp and 580 hp and torque of 3100 Nm and 2800 Nm respectively. Now the range has been further extended with an engine variant of 540 hp and torque of 2600 Nm.
Double win for Volvo at Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards
Volvo won two awards at the 2006 Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards, to bring the total won by Volvo since the Awards began to nine.
Top residual values predicted for the new Volvo C30
Excellent residual values have been predicted for the new Volvo C30 SportsCoupe by leading contract hire companies.
Volvo orchestrates ‘super-conductor’ investment
Volvo Technology Transfer is investing SEK 2m (£150,000) in a company that has developed an energy-efficient conductor made of silicon carbide, a semi-conductor material that is one of the hottest substances today in the world of research into hybrid vehicles.
Volvo Trucks’ Umeå cab plant paint gets ‘greener’
In an effort to further reduce the total impact on the environment at its Cab plant in Umeå, in Northern Sweden, Volvo Trucks will in future paint plastic components in a new topcoat paint facility.
Volvo presents safety system for avoiding collisions at low speeds
Volvo has announced more innovative safety technology – a unique ‘City Safety’ system that could help drivers avoid 50 per cent of all rear-end, low speed accidents that often happen in urban environments or slow moving traffic.
Volvo XC90 achieves highest safety award
The Volvo XC90 achieved the highest ‘Top Safety Pick’ rating in the 2007 safety awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the USA. This award recognises vehicles offering the best protection in front, side, and rear crashes based on ratings in extensive crash tests by the IIHS.
Volvo’s ‘excellent performance’ tipped by King Transport
Essex-based haulier Kings Transport has recently taken delivery of four new Volvo FM-400 eight-wheel tippers and already describes their performance as ‘excellent’.
Volvo Trucks takes gold in Chinese logistics competition
Two of the latest models from Volvo Trucks – the Volvo FH and Volvo FM – took the top prize recently, in a competition organised by The China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, owing to their excellent technical ability and outstanding environmental and safety characteristics.
F J Need purchase their 1st Volvo
Cheshire-based, FJ Need (Foods) Limited has a new addition to their fleet – their first-ever Volvo truck – which was delivered at the end of October.
Volvo Trucks increases significantly in Eastern Europe
The new trucks have contributed strongly to Volvo Trucks’ success during October. In total, deliveries to Europe increased by 14 per cent and amounted to 39,072 vehicles (34,253).